Published on 28 July 2023
Ninety-four community and individual projects will share over $215,000 from Corangamite Shire Council’s 2023-2024 grants program.
Funding from Community Grants, Enabling Grants, Facility Grants, Environment Support Grants and Events and Festivals Grants programs was allocated at the July Council meeting last night.
Mayor Ruth Gstrein said allocating funding through the grants programs was an annual highlight for Council.
“It gives Council a real insight into what our volunteer groups need and it’s one of the most valuable ways we can support our communities,” Cr Gstrein said.
“It’s really terrific that so many people in our community are proactive about such a wide range of projects that reinforce the social fabric of our Shire and make it a great place to live.
“I look forward to seeing lots of these projects roll out over the next year,” she said.
The Community Grants Program offers up to $2,000 towards community activities and events including workshops and equipment purchases, planning activities and the development of new community, leisure, cultural or recreational programs. Thirty-six successful applicants received a combined $58,618.
The Facility Grants Program offers up to $2,000 (on a dollar-for-dollar basis) to committees and clubs or organisations whose primary function in the Shire is to help with facility improvements or equipment. Twenty-three successful applicants received a combined $41,157.38.
The Enabling Grants Program offers up to $5,000 to assist community groups to develop ‘shovel-ready projects’. These grants can pay for business case preparation, scoping, community consultation, plans and drawings, permits and approvals or engagement of professional grant-writing or other assistance to secure project funding. Four successful applicants received a combined $20,000.
The Environment Support Grants Program offers up to $3,000 (on a dollar-for-dollar basis) for environment and sustainability projects, including installation of energy and water saving items at community facilities. Twenty successful applicants received a combined $46,526.
The Events and Festivals Grants Program offers up to $15,000, made up of a maximum of $10,000 grant funding and a maximum of $5,000 of in-kind support. It is intended for bigger events that increase visitation and stimulate economic activity in the Shire. Twelve successful applicants received a combined $41,000 funding and $15,260 in-kind support.
Community Grants Program
Organisation
Project/Event
Amount
Camperdown P and A Society
Dressage arena for Camperdown Showgrounds
$2,000
Camperdown and District Historical Society Incorporated
Outdoor furniture for Camperdown Historical Centre
$1,218
Camperdown Botanic Gardens and Arboretum Trust
Purchase of shrubs and plants for Botanic Garden
$2,000
Camperdown Bowling Club Incorporated
Repair shade-cloth and purchase of lawn mower
$1,088
Camperdown Community House Incorporated
Community Food Bank: Food aid for Corangamite
$2,000
Camperdown Little Athletics Club Incorporated
Technology upgrade - ipads
$1,789
Camperdown Theatre Company Incorporated
Closed circuit video link-up
$1,700
Camperdown Timboon Rail Trail Committee
Replacement of signs on Rail Trail near Timboon
$773
Camperdown Uniting Church
Annual Christmas community meal
$1,200
Cobden Bowling Club
Bingo equipment upgrade
$2,000
Cobden and District Orchid Club Incorporated
Annual Orchid Show
$1,150
Corangamite Film Society
Corangamite Film Festival
$2,000
Ecklin Hall Committee
Ecklin Community Christmas Night
$1,500
Hampden Tennis Association
Tennis nets upgrade
$2,000
Heytesbury Pony Club Incorporated
Dressage equipment upgrade
$2,000
Kolora Noorat Football Netball Club
Club Strategic Plan
$2,000
Lions Club of Camperdown Incorporated
Purchase of smart TV
$1,326
Lismore Men’s Shed Incorporated
Purchase of power tools
$2,000
Lismore Swimming Pool Committee of Management
Swimming starting blocks
$2,000
Murnong Indigenous Garden Incorporated
Arts workshops
$1,760
Princetown Institute of Sport
Signage for Kangaroobie Base Camp Ultra Relay
$2,000
Progressing Cobden Incorporated
Cobden Christmas get-together on Apex
$1,000
Progressing Cobden Incorporated
Community activity days
$1,000
Quota Friends of Cobden Rotary
Cobden’s Carols by Candlelight 2023
$1,000
Rotary Club of Cobden
Corporate Mini Golf Challenge 2024 event
$1,000
Simpson and District Community Centre Incorporated
Seniors visit to Steam Rally
$1,245
Skipton Golf and Bowls Club
Barefoot Bowls
$2,000
South Purrumbete Recreation Reserve Committee of Management
The Black and Green Ball
$2,000
South West Model Engineers Incorporated
Batteries for electric train ‘Arthur’
$1,282
Terang Athletic Club Incorporated
Terang Gift 2023
$1,250
Terang Golf Club
Upgrade pump shed
$1,587
Terang RSL
Morning melodies
$2,000
Timboon Action
Purchase of equipment to run Makers and Farmers market
$2,000
Timboon Bowling Club
New kitchen fridges
$1,873
Vic SES Cobden Unit
Purchase of defibrillator
$2,000
Enabling Grants Program
Organisation
Project/Event
Amount
Camperdown Botanic Gardens and Arboretum Trust Incorporated
Signage development project
$5,000
Port Campbell Surf Life Saving Club Incorporated
Redevelopment of Clubhouse amenities and changerooms
$5,000
Terang and District Progress Association
Terang Community Hub project
$5,000
Timboon Bowling Club
Provision of Strategic Planning Services
$5,000
Facility Grants Program
Organisation
Project/Event
Amount
Boorcan Cricket Club
Purchase shipping container for storage
$1,650
Boorcan Recreation Reserve Inc
Privacy fence for toilets
$927.43
Camperdown Little Athletics Club Inc
Track and ground upgrades
$2,000
Camperdown-Timboon Rail Trail Committee of Management
Glenfyne Hall air conditioning unit installation
$2,000
Carpendeit Public Hall and Recreation Reserve
Install air conditioning unit
$2,000
Cobden Aero Club Inc
Heating/cooling system installation
$1,900
Cobden and District Tennis Association
New tennis signs with club logo
$709.50
Cobden Angling Club Inc
Purchase ride on mower
$2,000
Cobden Civic Hall Committee of Management
Projector upgrade for hall
$2,000
Cobden Civic Hall Committee of Management
Technology upgrade for Heytesbury Room
$2,000
Darlington Mechanics Institute & Recreation Reserve
Toilet upgrades
$2,000
Ecklin Hall Committee of Management
Defibrillator machine purchase
$1,752
Lake Bookaar Recreation Reserve Committee of Management
Air conditioner installation
$2,000
Lake Tooliorook Committee of Management
Fencing the foreshore
$2,000
Port Campbell Surf Life Saving Club
Upgrade furnishings in function centre
$2,000
Rotary Club of Cobden Inc
Public address system installation at mini golf course
$779
Simpson Bowls Club
New shed
$2,000
Skipton & District Campdraft Club
Fencing and shower block upgrades
$2,000
South Purrumbete Recreation Reserve Committee of Management
Install water tank
$2,000
South Western District Restoration Group Inc
Fencing of new entrance
$1,439.45
Terang and District Indoor Sports and Recreation Centre
Purchase gym equipment
$2,000
Terang Squash Club Inc
Replacing court lighting
$2,000
Timboon Field and Game Club Inc
Upgrading target trap equipment
$2,000
Environment Support Grants Program
Organisation
Project/Event
Amount
Claire Templeton
Revegetation with native species adjacent Mt Emu Creek
$3,000
Clyde Sefton
Weed control to protect remnant native vegetation in Stony Rises
$1,500
Cobden Technical School
Weed removal to protect native vegetation and educate students
$2,880
Dean Mortimer
Revegetation with native species
$2,500
Ecklin Cricket Club
Upgrading to double-glazed windows for energy efficiency
$2,500
Hampden Tennis Association
Upgrading tennis court lighting to LED energy-efficient globes
$3,000
Heytesbury District Landcare Network
Increasing species diversity in the nursery for community use
$3,000
Lismore Land Protection Group
Landcare series for landowners in north of Shire
$3,000
Lismore Land Protection Group
Environmental education on property in north of Shire
$1,260
Mount Elephant Community Management Inc
Weed control to protect remnant native vegetation at Mt Elephant
$3,000
Port Campbell Progress Association & Port Campbell Biolinks
Rabbit control community education in Port Campbell
$1,200
South Purrumbete Recreation Reserve Committee of Management
Revegetation with native species at community reserve
$2,932
Terang and District Indoor Sports and Recreation Centre
Replace air-conditioner with new energy-efficient system
$1,539
Terang College
Waste education and materials for students
$3,000
Thais Hardman & John Saunders
Fencing to protect native revegetation from wallabies
$815
Threatened Species Conservancy
Community survey educating on threatened butterfly species
$2,400
Timboon Action
Weed control and revegetation with native species along creek
$3,000
Timboon Bushland Cooperative
Removal of Ivy adjacent rail trail
$1,000
Nicholas Douglas Cole
Revegetation and protection of native remnant vegetation
$2,000
Schulz Agri Farms
Revegetation with native species
$3,000
Events and Festivals Grants Program
Organisation
Project/Event
Amount
In-Kind
Camperdown P and A Society
Camperdown Show
$3,500
$3,000
Camperdown Turf Club
Camperdown Cup
-
$820
Camperdown Horse Trials
Lakes & Craters International Horse Trials
-
$5,000
Cobden Rec Reserve Committee Management
Cobden Gift
$5,000
-
Crayfest Port Campbell
Crayfest 2024
$5,000
-
Heytesbury Pony Club
Heytesbury Horse Trials
$2,000
-
JNB Events
Loch Hart Music Festival
-
$820
Noorat & District A & P Society
Noorat Show
$2,000
$820
RBF Committee
Robert Burns Festival 2024
$5,000
$3,800
Terang Progress Association
Terang Colour Festival
$5,000
-
Timboon Action
TRACKS Music Festival
$10,000
$500
Yachting Western Victoria (Derrinallum)
62nd Easter Regatta
$3,500
$500